US impose sanctions on network of online pharmacies for opioids Medical Dialogues Bureau25 May 2019 9:15 AM ISTThe move was the latest effort by the Trump Administration to tackle the U.S. epidemic of abuse and overdoses linked to prescription painkillers and...
Rochester Drug Cooperative fined $20 million in criminal case against drug distributor over opioids Medical Dialogues Bureau24 April 2019 9:00 AM ISTThe company where the executives worked, Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC), is one of the country's largest distributors of prescription opioids. It...
USFDA nod to Teva generic nasal spray-Narcan to treat opioid overdose Medical Dialogues Bureau21 April 2019 9:27 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted final approval of the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, commonly known as Narcan, a...
New York sues billionaire family behind maker of OxyContin Garima30 March 2019 9:00 AM ISTNEW YORK: New York is suing the billionaire family behind the company that created OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and local governments...
Cigna to end OxyContin painkiller coverage, signs contract for alternative Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTAmid a growing U.S. opioid addiction, health insurer Cigna Corp will stop covering OxyContin, the opioid painkiller sold by Purdue Pharma LP, as of...
